EXCLAVE is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. EXCLAVE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EXCLAVE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 62 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EXCLAVE is to know. It scores 19 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EXCLAVE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
exclavesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EXCLAVE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in EXCLAVE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,684 thousand.
What stands out about EXCLAVE
- EXCLAVE begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does EXCLAVE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A part of a country that is cut off from the main territory and surrounded by land belonging to another state.
Kaliningrad is a well-known exclave of Russia, sitting between Poland and Lithuania. The same place seen from the surrounding country is called an enclave, so the two words describe one situation from two sides.
How EXCLAVE is used
Exclave is a geography and politics term, the counterpart of enclave.
- Alaska is an exclave of the United States in a sense, separated from the lower states.
- The exclave could be reached only by crossing foreign territory.
- Border rules for the exclave were agreed by treaty.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EXCLAVE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with EXCLAVE
1 longer words begin with EXCLAVE.
Shorter words from the letters in EXCLAVE
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Common questions about EXCLAVE
- Is EXCLAVE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EXCLAVE, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EXCLAVE worth?
- EXCLAVE is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EXCLAVE mean?
- A part of a country that is cut off from the main territory and surrounded by land belonging to another state.
- What letters can be added to EXCLAVE?
- EXCLAVE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of EXCLAVE:
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